The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-05
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON

The President has approved the act granting
pensions to soldiers and sailors OF the Mexican
war.
MIR. C. N. Jordan, Treasurer of the United
States, will resign on the LIST of May to accept
the presidency of New York bank
Hon. John A. J. Creswell has been elected
president of the Citizens National Bank, lately
removed from Hagerstown, Nd, to Washington.
Senator German voted against the conforma
ton of Matthews, the colored man nominated by
the President for Recorder of Deeds of the Dis
trict.
Rock Spring Cemetery Company has donated
beautiful lot to Mrs. Logan for resting place
for her late husband, but she has not yet decided
to accept the gift.
Senator Hoar is agitated because so few mem
bers of the Senate are present at the opening
prayer of that body. He wants to do something
to compel their attendance.
One hundred and seventy-fve men, all Of
whom are said to be Democrats, were lately dis
charged from the Washington Navy yard. Many
of these men are from Maryland.
The reduction of the public debt for the month
of January amounted to about $9,5OO,OO0. The
receipts of the Government for the month were
$2S, zoe, 900, and the expenses $20,000,0OO.
The President has nominated Mr.. Edward
W. Mealey, of Hagerstown, Md to be consul at
Munich, Bavaria. Mr.. Mealey is a strong friend
of ex- Gov. Hamilton's and "reform" Democrat.
The largest property holder in Washington
is Mr.. w. w. Corcorsn, the we'll known philan-
thropist, whose real estate Is assessed at $685.
900. Mr.. Corcoran, who is n banker, Is IS years
old.
1t seems now to be settled that Secretary
Manning will resign in few weeks and will then
accept the presidency of new bank in New York
city. His present salary is $40, 600 and as bank
president he will get 100000.
From every part of the country, and even
from Great Britain, the President has received
recipes for the cure of rheumatism. As he is
being treated by his regular physician none of
these remedies have been tried.
Since Mrs. Cleveland attended the charity
ball in Baltimore she is said to be enthusiastic
over the beauty of the ladies of that city. She
was delighted with her visit, the reception her
party met With having been most cordial.
One of Mrs. Cleveland's pets is pretty black
poodle and since she got it this species of canine
has become very fashionable in Washington.
Every dude-male and female-who can get a
black poodle has one tagging on behind them.
In the Senate on Friday of last week Senator
Wilson, of Maryland, made very able speech on
the bill to prohibit members Of Congress from
acting as attorneys or employees Of railroad COM
panies. This is good measure and ought to be-
come a law.
"A lady named Mrs. Sawyer, who is clerk in
one of the departments in Washington, is said to
be so much like Mrs. Cleveland that she is often
mistaken for the lady of the White House. 1t
would be unlike her sex if Mrs. Sawyer were not
proud of this distinction.
Mrs. Logan had to pay $50 for messages Of
condolences sent to her when Gen. Logan died. A
person who would &c mean enough to send such
message without paying for it would be capable
of robbing church contribution bog. There can
be no excuse for such outrageous meanness.
"A fourth class postmaster lately wrote to the
Postofice Department requesting it to send him
275,OO0 reams of letter. head paper This is more
than is used by the entire service, and of course
he didn't get it. A frstclass postofice every
quarter makes application for 200 pounds Of pins
in half pound boxes, while only 900 pounds are
used for the entire service.
The Chinese Minister'S ball in Washington a
few evenings ago, was to have been very swell
affair, about 400 invitations having been sent out
to it. But over 1920 people attended, two-thirds
of whom were unbidden guests, end these, 1t is
said, made a raid on tho table and cleaned up all
there was to eat and drink, and Washington $50.
ciety" has been greatly outraged in consequence.